Apple iOS and Google Android are the most desired mobile operating systems, with the iPhone especially popular among women and Android phones grabbing more men. Apple iOS and Google Android are the most desired mobile operating systems, with the iPhone especially popular among women and Android phones grabbing more men.Android, iPhone, BlackBerry: What They Say About YouThis is according to market watcher Nielsen’s latest numbers (compiled August-October), which show that about 1 in 3 U.S. wireless phone subscribers now own a full-fledged smartphone.Also see: The iPhone quiz Also today, Web analytics company StatCounter’s research arm issued its latest mobile OS usage numbers, which showed RIM’s BlackBerry OS edging out Apple’s iOS, with Android on the rise. As for the Nielsen numbers, based on 9,200 people surveyed, about 31% of women want an iPhone and about 23% want an Android phone, with BlackBerry and Windows phones coming next. Men leaned toward Android (32.6%) over the iPhone (28.6%). (A separate survey earlier this year found that women were more likely to date a man, regardless of his looks, if he had an iPhone.) In Nielsen’s survey of different age groups, those aged 18-24, 25-34 and 55+ all would choose iPhones, whereas those aged 35-54 desire Android smartphones.(Earlier this year Nielsen released survey findings about Amazon Kindle owners being rich and iPad owners being young and male.)Nielsen also asked feature phone and smartphone users about their upgrade plans. Feature phone users were more undecided than current smartphone users, 60% of which are pretty much evenly split between wanting Apple iOS and Android phones.Apple iPhone held the largest current share with 27.9%, followed by RIM BlackBerry OS at 27.4% and Android at 22.7%.Follow Bob on Twitter at www.twitter.com/alphadoggsFollow his AlphaDoggs blog on Facebook Read more about anti-malware in Network World’s Anti-malware section. Related content news UK data regulator warns that data breaches put abuse victims’ lives at risk The UK Information Commissioner’s Office has reprimanded seven organizations in the past 14 months for data breaches affecting victims of domestic abuse. By Michael Hill Sep 28, 2023 3 mins Electronic Health Records Electronic Health Records Electronic Health Records news EchoMark releases watermarking solution to secure private communications, detect insider threats Enterprise-grade software embeds AI-driven, forensic watermarking in emails and documents to pinpoint potential insider risks By Michael Hill Sep 28, 2023 4 mins Communications Security Threat and Vulnerability Management Security Software news SpecterOps to use in-house approximation to test for global attack variations The new offering uses atomic tests and in-house approximation in purple team assessment to test all known techniques of an attack. By Shweta Sharma Sep 28, 2023 3 mins Penetration Testing news New Trojan ZenRAT masquerades as Bitwarden password manager A report by Proofpoint identifies the new Trojan as undocumented and possessing information-stealing capabilities. By Lucian Constantin Sep 28, 2023 4 mins Cyberattacks Hacking Data and Information Security Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe